Historical Events In August - 03
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1860 On this day in history second Maori War begins
1861 First manned balloon from a ship used to observe Confederate artillery position at Hampton Roads, VA on August - 03.
1861 On August - 03 federal fleet bombs Galveston Texas
1863 On this day in history governor Seymour asks Lincoln to suspend draft in NY
1864 On this day in history battle of Mobile AL
1867 On August - 03 stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)
1871 Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) on this day in history.
1872 Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)
1874 On August - 03 eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)
1877 Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1878 Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.
1881 Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous on August - 03.
1882 Congress passes first law restricting immigration on this day in history.
1882 Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration on August - 03.
1882 On August - 03 charles O'Neill, composer
1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) on August - 03.
1885 Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer on August - 03.
1886 Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1887 Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) on this day in history.
1890 On this day in history louise Ackermann-Choquet, French author (Journal), dies at 76
1892 Oscar van Hemel, composer on August - 03.
1894 Harry Heilmann, SF Cal, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit) on this day in history.
1894 On August - 03 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69
1897 On August - 03 john McNally's musical "Good Mr Best," premieres in NYC
1898 Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper on August - 03.
1899 On August - 03 sally Benson, novelist
1900 Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded on August - 03.
1900 On this day in history arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer
1901 Bernard Reichel, composer on August - 03.
1902 On August - 03 habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia (1957-87)
1902 On this day in history august Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer, dies at 54
1904 British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa on August - 03.
1904 Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station) on this day in history.
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